Innovation in Accounting Education Award Committee 2023-2024

2023-2024 Innovation in Accounting Education Award Committee

Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time

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Charge

Carry out all activities to select recipients of the Innovation in Accounting Education Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

Actively seek and submit nominations
Review and evaluate nominations
Select award recipient(s) based on the award criteria
Chair presents the Award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
Current Committee members who are nominated for the award will be asked to either recuse themselves from the Committee or remove their nomination from consideration.
All nominees nominated for a given year’s award – who are not selected for that year’s award – will be automatically considered for the award for the following two (2) years.
Nominees who were not selected for the 2024 AAA Innovation in Accounting Education Award will be considered during the selection process for the 2025 Award and, if not chosen for the 2025 Award, will also be considered for the 2026 Award. At the end of the selection process for the 2026 Award, if a nominee has not been chosen as the award recipient or has not been re-nominated, he/she will no longer be considered for the award.
If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.

Members

Name / Affiliation	Contact	Term Length	Term Expires
Chair
Susan Curtis University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign	smcurtis@illinois.edu	1	08/2024
Members
Keith Czerney University of Missouri - Columbia	czerneyk@missouri.edu	1	08/2024
Jennifer Edmonds University of Alabama at Birmingham	jeedmonds@gmail.com	1	08/2024
Karina Kasztelnik Tennessee State University	kkasztel@tnstate.edu	1	08/2024
Pamela J. Strickland Campbell University - North Carolina	pstrickland19@gmail.com	1	08/2024
Jennifer Thayer Austin Peay State University	thayerj@apsu.edu	1	08/2024
Christophe Van Linden Oslo Metropolitan University Norway	christophe@vanlinden.org	1	08/2024
Board of Directors Liaison
Natalie T. Churyk Northern Illinois University Vice President–Education	nchuryk@niu.edu

Estimated Time Commitment

September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations
February 15 – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award recipient(s)
By April 15 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient(s)
August – Chair and award sponsor representative present the award(s) and check(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting; recipient(s) of this award is invited to present their innovation at a concurrent session moderated by the Chair of this Committee on Wednesday afternoon of the Annual Meeting.

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

September - January 31	February 15 - April 15	June	August
Actively seek and submit nominations	Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations. Select award recipient(s) based on award criteria Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient(s) by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org	The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Professional Staff Liaison, Barbara Gutierrez. (barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org) The Chair will write a thank you email to the award sponsor representative for their support of the award.	The Chair and award sponsor representative present the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting. The recipient(s) of the Innovation in Accounting Education Award are invited to present their innovation at a concurrent session on Wednesday, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, of the Annual Meeting, to be moderated by the Chair of the Innovation in Accounting Education Award Committee.

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

Questions? Please contact Barbara Gutierrez, Professional Staff Liaison, at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
Care should be taken that the Committee include members with knowledge about unique approaches and innovations.